Health

Thousands of patients are being notified this week by hospitals and medical offices in central Illinois that they received injectable drugs purchased from the same compounding pharmacy linked to the multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak.

URBANA — Carle Physician Group is warning 190 of its patients that they received eye injections with a drug that has been recalled by the same company involved in the national fungal meningitis outbreak.

For 64-year-old Frank Hise it was a typical visit to the VA Illiana Health Care System. He had his labs drawn and was pretty sure his doctor was going to talk to him about his diabetes and his weight. Those were both common topics during a visit. However, this time the conversation was different.

All the contaminated steroid medication connected to the fungal meningitis outbreak has been recalled, and government officials are aware of infections associated with only the three lots that have been recalled.